Snowfall trailing off this morning (15nov07) but fantastic start to the season and hooves crossed for lifts opening this weekend.....
Village level (1250m) - 50cms
On the slopes (1700m) - 70cms
Temps -3C today -2C tomorrow OC Sat +4C Sun +9/10C Mon/Tues/Wed
7-day Leysin forecast Metcheck
6-10 day Leysin forecast Accuweather
Today's Swiss Avalanche warnings Davos Institute
Today's Leysin weather commentary and pics: Meteo-Leysin
Leysin's snow stats from 1953 by month/depth: Bilan neige
60 or so Webcams Léman Region:
Region du Léman
MG
Leysin snow report
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Leysin snow report
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Hi - good post MG, thanks for the links as I hadn't come across that 15-day forecast website or the avalanche report.
Where to you pick up your snow level reports by the way ?
We seem to have 80cm on the slopes and 143cm on the glacier - looks flippin freezin' out there as well !
Seems our lifts are opening next weekend but I'm trying to find out if that's just for the weekends or staying open going forward.
We had some guests take a punt a book with us for the week before Christmas, for which we reduced the rate down considerably as the lifts were originally opening a week later this season on 22/12. I did tell them this before taking the booking but they said they just wanted a pre-Xmas break and some snow-shoeing and weren't really bothered. They'll be delighted if the lifts are now open and they've got a good deal !
Beanie
Where to you pick up your snow level reports by the way ?
We seem to have 80cm on the slopes and 143cm on the glacier - looks flippin freezin' out there as well !
Seems our lifts are opening next weekend but I'm trying to find out if that's just for the weekends or staying open going forward.
We had some guests take a punt a book with us for the week before Christmas, for which we reduced the rate down considerably as the lifts were originally opening a week later this season on 22/12. I did tell them this before taking the booking but they said they just wanted a pre-Xmas break and some snow-shoeing and weren't really bothered. They'll be delighted if the lifts are now open and they've got a good deal !
Beanie
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Hi Beanie, thanks for spotting that webcam link, it's repaired now.
Most of the snow-depth outfits haven't caught up yet, and and still cleaning out summer spiders from their measuring pots, but these might help:
Télé-Villars gives separate snow depth reports for each of your areas.
For instance, and which lifts are running.
SLF gives a good overview of accumulated snow depth throughout Switzerland
Nice clean 'n' fresh Swiss snow in last 3 days
J2ski gives a reasonable forecast, but their depth link (bottom right) is useless at the moment. They will send you a weekly email report as a freebie, for two resorts.
Igluski is another one, but they get their feed from the Ski Club, I think, and their data is useless at the moment.
Our pooch is a junior member of the Ski Club of GB but won't give me the password for their site until I come up with a fresh bone - will let you know when he releases it, as it's got some good stuff (saving on annual membership well worth it) although they haven't wound it up properly yet. The resort summary for punters can be useful, though sometimes out-of-date until their reps arrive.
MG
Most of the snow-depth outfits haven't caught up yet, and and still cleaning out summer spiders from their measuring pots, but these might help:
Télé-Villars gives separate snow depth reports for each of your areas.
For instance, and which lifts are running.
SLF gives a good overview of accumulated snow depth throughout Switzerland
Nice clean 'n' fresh Swiss snow in last 3 days
J2ski gives a reasonable forecast, but their depth link (bottom right) is useless at the moment. They will send you a weekly email report as a freebie, for two resorts.
Igluski is another one, but they get their feed from the Ski Club, I think, and their data is useless at the moment.
Our pooch is a junior member of the Ski Club of GB but won't give me the password for their site until I come up with a fresh bone - will let you know when he releases it, as it's got some good stuff (saving on annual membership well worth it) although they haven't wound it up properly yet. The resort summary for punters can be useful, though sometimes out-of-date until their reps arrive.
MG
Hi MG
Yes, have come across Tele Vilars-Gryon (which is where I got those measurements I posted from), but not the others, so thanks again.
This is undoubtedly thread creep but I was going to post up if anyone here was a Ski Club of Gt Britain member and whether they found it useful. We used to when we skied in different resorts (used the guides, the discounts on ski hire etc), but now we have our place and own skis - £70 odd for the 2 of us seems rather excessive. The only reason I hang onto it is when they do get going with the snow reporting it's usually pretty good (there - managed to get it back on topic re. weather )
Am heading out tomorrow to our place for work - have a whole bunch of UK delivery guys emailing me furiously wondering how on earth they're going to get their vans up the single-track road in the snow. None of us were expecting this snow-fall in November. I've advised snow-chains, towing eyes and Neals Yard Rescue Remedy !
Me - well, I've bought special fingerless gloves with a flap-over thingmy so that I can work on a building site with no heating etc in -8 degrees ....
Beanie
Yes, have come across Tele Vilars-Gryon (which is where I got those measurements I posted from), but not the others, so thanks again.
This is undoubtedly thread creep but I was going to post up if anyone here was a Ski Club of Gt Britain member and whether they found it useful. We used to when we skied in different resorts (used the guides, the discounts on ski hire etc), but now we have our place and own skis - £70 odd for the 2 of us seems rather excessive. The only reason I hang onto it is when they do get going with the snow reporting it's usually pretty good (there - managed to get it back on topic re. weather
)Am heading out tomorrow to our place for work - have a whole bunch of UK delivery guys emailing me furiously wondering how on earth they're going to get their vans up the single-track road in the snow. None of us were expecting this snow-fall in November. I've advised snow-chains, towing eyes and Neals Yard Rescue Remedy !
Me - well, I've bought special fingerless gloves with a flap-over thingmy so that I can work on a building site with no heating etc in -8 degrees ....
Beanie